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Pneumohernios due to perforated cecum in left Amyand's hernia

We report a case of incarcerated left indirect inguinal hernia in a male child which on exploration revealed the presence of free air and fecal matter containing fluid in the hernial sac. This is the second reported case of the presence of cecal perforation in left Amyand's hernia in pediatric...

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Autores principales: Kaushal-Deep, SM, Ahmad, R, Lodhi, M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6066626/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29992914
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_348_17
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Sumario:We report a case of incarcerated left indirect inguinal hernia in a male child which on exploration revealed the presence of free air and fecal matter containing fluid in the hernial sac. This is the second reported case of the presence of cecal perforation in left Amyand's hernia in pediatric age group and unique in the sense of the form of abnormal anatomy encountered per-operatively.